Terms and Conditions

Bookthatvilla Website – Villa Owner Terms

This Website is operated by Bookthatvilla Limited (registration number 5161451) with its registered office at 153 – 155 London Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP3 9SQ ("Bookthatvilla").

These Villa Owner Terms ("Terms") apply to all villa/property owners or any agent acting on an owner's behalf (“you” or “your”) and they form a contract between you and Bookthatvilla. Access and use of the bookthatvilla.com website ("Website") is conditional on your acceptance of these Terms without any modification. Please print out a copy for your reference. If you do not accept any part of the Terms you must not use any part of the Website.

1. Definitions

1.1 In these Terms, the following definitions will have the following meaning:

"Property" any real estate or other property owned by you and displayed on the Website.

"Booking"  a Property rental booking made by a Renter via the Website.

"Renter" an individual or organisation that makes a Booking via the Website.

"Deposit"  the deposit due from a Renter in respect of a Booking (if any).

"Price"   the total price due from a Renter in respect of a Booking.

"Website"  www.bookthatvilla.com which is operated by Bookthatvilla.

2. Services

2.1 Bookthatvilla.com is a marketplace service by which Property owners can introduce Property to Renters that may wish to rent Property.

3. Passwords/ Use of Website

3.1 On accessing the Website you will be asked for a password. You shall only access the Website via your password and you will be responsible for all actions taken under that password. You must use every effort to keep your password safe and not disclose it to any other person. You shall not allow any other person to use your password.

4. Charges

4.1 There is no charge for registering your details or the details of any Property on the Website.

5. Property Profiles

5.1 You may submit information, material or images ("Material") to the Website in order to advertise your Property.

5.2 Any Material that you submit to the Website will be screened by Bookthatvilla to check that it is suitable for distribution and Bookthatvilla reserves the right to remove any Material from the Website at any time.

5.3 You warrant that you own all rights in Material (or otherwise are licensed to use Material) and that Material will not infringe any third party intellectual property rights.

5.4 You grant to Bookthatvilla a non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty free licence to use all Material for its normal business purposes including without limitation any promotional purposes.

6.  Warranties

6.1 You warrant that:

6.1.1 you are of legal age (at least 18 years) and have the legal authority to use the Website in accordance with these Terms;

6.1.2 you accept responsibility for any liability you incur as a result of your use of the Website;

6.1.3 you are solely responsible for all fees due to Bookthatvilla in accordance with clause 4.

6.1.4 you will not submit to the Website any Material that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms;

6.1.5 any Material supplied by you gives a true and accurate representation of the Property;

6.1.6 you should maintain an accurate and up to date availability calendar that will allow immediate and accurate Bookings

6.1.7 all Bookings are made entirely at your own risk and you are solely responsible for agreeing the terms of Bookings and for carrying out your obligations in respect of any Bookings;

6.1.8 you will be solely responsible for the completion, management and operation of all Bookings and for any dispute arising between you and a Renter including without limitation any dispute arising in connection with the cancellation of a Booking by you or the Renter;

6.1.9 you are solely responsible for the management of Property including without limitation damage, insurance, cleaning, theft, and security;

6.1.10  if a Property becomes unavailable to rent, the Owner shall not remove the Property from the Website before all existing Bookings are honoured and shall block out all unavailable dates and take no further Bookings in respect of them; and

6.2 You will indemnify Bookthatvilla forthwith upon demand in respect of any loss, damages, cost or expense suffered or incurred by Bookthatvilla directly or indirectly as a result any breach by you of any of your obligations under these Terms.

7. Cancellations

7.1 Bookthatvilla acts solely as a marketplace for introducing you to prospective Renters and as such is not responsible for negotiating or handling cancellations of Bookings made either by you or Renters ("Cancellations").

7.2 In order to assist you, Bookthatvilla has made available a suggested policy in relation to Cancellations ("Cancellations Policy") which you and the Renter may wish to agree to. It is your sole responsibility to agree with the Renter that you will both adhere to the Cancellation Policy and to make this a part of your agreement.

7.3 Bookthatvilla accepts no responsibility or liability in relation to any Cancellations. Bookthatvilla will use reasonable endeavours to assist in disputes concerning Cancellations but has no obligation to do so and any such assistance will extend only so far as offering advice or suggestions.

8. Disclaimers

8.1 Bookthatvilla does not accept any responsibility for the conduct of Renters or for ensuring that Renters will pay the Price for each Booking and you are solely responsible for making any checks that you consider necessary.

9. Rating

9.1 Bookthatvilla Ltd offers Renters the opportunity to rate each Property. This forms an integral part of the service offered by Bookthatvilla for allowing prospective Renters to decide on the suitability of any Property offered on the Website. Bookthatvilla accepts no responsibility for the accuracy or content of any feedback. You will be given the opportunity to respond to any feedback provided by a Renter.

10. Termination

10.1 Either party may terminate this agreement forthwith by removing all details and Material from the Website.

10.2 Upon termination all Material will be removed from the Website and the provisions of clauses 4, 6, 7, 11, 12 and 15.5 shall continue in accordance with their respective terms in relation to all Bookings made before termination.

11. Warranty 

11.1 To the extent permitted by the applicable law, Bookthatvilla disclaims all warranties with respect to the Website and the relationship envisaged by these Terms, either express or implied, including but not limited to any implied warranties of satisfactory quality or fitness for any particular purpose.

12. Limitation

12.1 Bookthatvilla does not limit liability to you for death or personal injury caused by its negligence.

12.2 The aggregate liability of Bookthatvilla in respect of breaches of this agreement or of any other duty to you or for negligence in connection with the subject matter of these Terms (whether arising before, during or after the date of your registration on the Website) shall be limited to the fees paid by you to Bookthatvilla provided that in no event shall Bookthatvilla be liable to you for any of the following however and whenever arising:

 Loss of profits, business, revenue, data, goodwill or anticipated savings; and/or

 Indirect or consequential loss or damage.

12.3 You agree that the limitations of liability contained in these Terms satisfy the requirement of reasonableness within the meaning of sub-section 2(2) and Section 11 of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 in the context of the other provisions of this Agreement.

12.4 You expressly agree that should any limitation or provision contained in these Terms be held to be invalid under any applicable statute or rule of law it shall to that extent be deemed omitted but if Bookthatvilla thereby becomes liable for loss or damage which would otherwise have been excluded such liability shall be subject to the other limitations and provisions set out herein.

13. Availability

13.1 Notwithstanding anything else in these Terms, Bookthatvilla will not be liable for claims relating to the functionality or availability of this Website.

14. Data Protection

14.1 Bookthatvilla always processes personal data in accordance with applicable data protection law and its Data Protection Statement.

15. General

15.1 Please note that the Bookthatvilla Website Terms of Use also apply to your use of the Website. In the event of conflict, these Terms shall prevail to the extent of the conflict.

15.2 You may not transfer any of your rights and obligations under these Terms to a third party. Bookthatvilla has the right to assign or transfer any of its rights and obligations at any time without notice.

15.3 Bookthatvilla reserves the right to vary these Terms from time to time without notice. You will be deemed to have accepted the varied Terms if you continue to use the Website after variation.

15.4 None of the provisions of these Terms are intended to or will operate to confer any benefit pursuant to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 on a person who is not named as a party in these Terms.

15.5 These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.